Brazil's Levy sees strong support for tax change among states

GOIANIA, Brazil, April 10 (Reuters) - Most Brazilian states
are in favor of unifying the country's inter-state tax policy,
Brazilian Finance Minister Joaquim Levy said on Friday following
a meeting with state finance secretaries.

Small differences were likely to be bridged through
negotiations and only one state said it could not support the
tax modification, Levy told reporters in the central city of
Goiania.

Levy said earlier on Friday that a deal to unify the
so-called ICMS tax coupled with fiscal austerity will improve
investor confidence.
(Reporting by Alonso Soto; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)